07 Aug 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1988
Page
1
Prep football practice is under way for a preview of Aiken area teams. Jose Canseco becomes the 11th player in history to have 30 stolen bases and 30 home runs. Major League Baseball round up. NFL preseason games hit high gear.
Colorado researchers at Pikes Peak study seven men eating the same snacks at 14,000 feet to see if high altitude shifts carbohydrate preference to fat. If confirmed, findings could help visitors and locals adapt to thin air. The $250,000 project records blood lactate changes as a key marker, with risk of data errors or accidents threatening results.
Partly cloudy skies are forecast for today with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. The high will reach the lower 90s. Page 6A has details.
Obituaries note the deaths of Ella Mae Goodwin of Gloverville William M Dubose Jr of Moneta Lilly Hainey Koonce of New Bern North Carolina Lucille Price Davis of North Augusta Joe D Timmerman of Edgefield and Jessie Mae Stallings of Aiken Details appear on Page 6A with full notices and funeral arrangements.
Bells rang in Hiroshima as 50 000 mourners marked 78 000 instantly killed by the first atomic bomb 43 years ago. A cenotaph bearing victims names received wreaths and a Buddhist water rite. Across the nation anti nuke groups protested near a Savannah River Plant DOE site while some supported deterrence.
Bipartisan push for a New Production Reactor faces early doubt as area Republicans question Michael Dukakis positions. Thorny claims fly about campaign influence, while Energy Secretary Herrington prioritizes the NPR for DOE needs and tritium supply.
Savannah River Plant officials finalized QA checks on the P-Reactor and planned start up late last night. The reactor was expected to operate at its authorized power limit of 52 percent by this morning, after a shutdown since April 10 for earthquake resistance tests and seismic bracing checks on cooling system components.
Five Savannah River Ecology Laboratory experts gathered in a local restaurant to discuss the Lizard Man sighting near Scape Ore Swamp. They note lizards can inhabit swamps and buildings, discuss aggression, habitat, and the idea of a mating search, while joking about metal eating and moonshine history.
Iraq president Saddam Hussein said a cease-fire would begin if Iran agrees to start direct talks immediately after the truce and to implement all UN Security Council Resolution 598. U N and U S officials welcomed the move as a step forward toward peace, with no Iranian response yet.
Senate expected to vote on a broad textile and apparel trade bill next week as President Reagan threatens a veto. Hollings aides say the bill could help South Carolina by preserving jobs and curbing textile losses. House approved it 163-156 last year and it imposes import quotas by category based on 1988 levels with potential annual 1 percent growth.
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